Turkey PM: No talks on constitution with pro-Kurdish HDP
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday it would not be appropriate to have discussions with the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over a new constitution because of its “insulting” comments.
Kremlin does not rule out phone contacts on Ukraine crisis in ‘Normandy format’ before year-end
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia does not rule out phone contacts in the so-called “Normandy format” on the Ukraine crisis before the end of 2015, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.
Dressing down: Myanmar activist jailed for ‘ridiculing’ army and uniform
YANGON (Reuters) – A Myanmar court jailed a woman for six months on Monday for a Facebook post “ridiculing” the country’s army chief and the color of a new uniform, the latest in an escalating crackdown on free speech.
China angered as Filipino protesters visit South China Sea island
BEIJING (Reuters) – China expressed anger on Monday after a group of Filipino protesters landed on a disputed Philippine-held island in the disputed South China Sea.
Bangladesh security unit kills two militants in raid on hideout
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladesh anti-terrorist force killed two members of a banned Islamist group on Monday, a force spokesman said, the latest clash in a intensified a hunt for militants behind a spate of violence.
Thailand’s PM defends British murders verdict against protests
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s prime minister lashed out on Monday at protesters who took to the streets of Myanmar’s Yangon on the weekend after a Thai court sentenced two Myanmar migrant workers to death for murdering two British tourists.
In Paraguay, more flee worst floods in decades as levee creaks
ASUNCION/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – With further rain looming, more families abandoned their homes on Sunday in Paraguay, the country hardest hit by the worst flooding in decades in the area bordering Uruguay and Argentina, which has already forced more …
Catalonia pro-independence party fails to agree on new leader
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia’s pro-independence movement suffered a setback on Sunday when it failed to agree on a new leader, potentially forcing the region into a new election.
Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s army declared victory over Islamic State fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad on Sunday, the first major triumph for the U.S.-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months a…
Nigerian army repels Boko Haram attack near state capital: witnesses
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Up to seven people died when Nigeria’s army repelled an attack on Sunday by suspected Boko Haram fighters on a village near a northern state capital, residents and military sources said.
